Issue Position: Fighting the Opioid Crisis

Issue Position

There is no more urgent issue in New Hampshire than the opioid crisis, which claimed 466 lives in 2017 and cuts across geographic and demographic lines. There are years of work ahead to end this crisis that has hit the Granite State harder than almost any other place in the country.

As a member of the Executive Council, Chris helped implement Medicaid Expansion which provides addiction treatment services to thousands of our friends and neighbors. He fought for increased funding for treatment, prevention, and recovery. He also supported giving law enforcement the tools it needs to disrupt trafficking, take drugs off the streets, and keep our communities safe through Operation Granite Hammer. As a member of Congress, Chris is ready to continue these fights and work in a bipartisan fashion to support our state's efforts to combat this crisis. In Congress, Chris will:

Support more resources for our fragile network of treatment and recovery programs

Ensure federal funding formulas do not disadvantage New Hampshire

Increase funding for prevention and education programs

Support law enforcement efforts by giving them the tools they need to keep our streets safe and disrupt the distribution and sale of opioids

Encourage states to better measure outcomes to demonstrate the effectiveness of programs

Oppose the repeal of the ACA which would jeopardize substance use disorder coverage for more than 50,000 Granite Staters

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